גָּדַל
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to be big, large, great (intransitive, stative)
2. to grow (become bigger, greater, more) (intransitive)
3. to grow up, become older (intransitive)
Pronunciation
gadál
Examples175
וְיֵלֵךְ הָלוֹךְ וְגָדַל
and goeth on, going on and becoming great
גָּדַל הַכְּאֵב מְאֹד
his grief was very great
כִּי רָאֲתָה כִּי־גָּדַל שֵׁלָה וְהִוא לֹא־נִתְּנָה לוֹ לאִשָּׁה
for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife
מָה־גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יהוה מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ
How great have been Thy works, O Jehovah, Very deep have been Thy thoughts.
ויוֹעֵץ אֵת־הַיְּלָדִים אֲשֶׁר גָּדְלוּ אִתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הָעֹמְדִים לְפָנָיו
and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him
הפופולריות שֶׁל טרומן גדלה.
Truman's popularity increased.